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In reply to the discussion: CNN Doctor Trolls Trump Over 'Dementia' Boast With 1 Simple Sentence (HuffPost) [View all]Warpy
(111,470 posts)10. The cognitive test is only 3-5 words long
I find 5 excessive for most people but people with early dementia will struggle with 3, along with tasks like drawing a clock or interpreting a simple proverb. No one is told they pass or fail, so Motherfucker's stunt of naming what he saw in that room as proof of his superior cognitive function was ridiculous. My best guess says he passed, but just.
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CNN Doctor Trolls Trump Over 'Dementia' Boast With 1 Simple Sentence (HuffPost) [View all]
ificandream
Jan 2024
OP
Taking notes by hand involves more brainwork by the note-taker than typically happens in someone typing it up.
summer_in_TX
Jan 2024
#32
"Who won the 2020 Presidential Election?" Is a much simple question. If Trump a answers it wrong then he has dementia.
cstanleytech
Jan 2024
#21
The fact that he keeps mentioning them as a major talking point shows how much he is truly bothered by them.
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2024
#39